Dáil Éireann Debate, Tuesday - 5 November 2013
928. Deputy Éamon Ó Cuív asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the total allocation of funds since its inception to the TAMS scheme; the amount applied for under this scheme; the amount paid to date; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [46576/13]
View answerThe following table sets out the indicative amounts allocated to each targeted agricultural modernisation scheme (TAMS) under the 2007-2013 Rural Development Programme, the funding committed to date and the actual expenditure in respect of each Scheme up to end-October 2013:-
|
Scheme |
RDP Allocation (€m) |
Amounts Committed/Grant Approvals (€m) |
Expenditure up to end-October 2013 (€m) |
|
Bio-Energy |
20 |
1.4 |
0.79 |
|
Dairy Equipment |
45 |
43.5 |
9.07 |
|
Poultry Welfare |
16 |
11.9 |
11.1 |
|
Rainwater Harvesting |
8 |
0.4 |
0.01 |
|
Sheep Fencing/ Handling |
8 |
6.1 |
0.61 |
|
Sow Welfare |
13 |
13.6 |
2.71 |
|
Total |
110 |
76.9 |
24.29 |
Due to the high level of demand by farmers for grant-aid under the Dairy Equipment Scheme, I have already increased the allocation for that Scheme from €45 million to €49 million by the transfer of €4 million from the Rainwater Harvesting Scheme. As TAMS applicants generally have two years from the date of issue of Department approval to complete the investment works concerned, actual expenditure lags very significantly behind the financial commitments made by my Department under each Scheme at any particular time.
